Bag filling and tying machine.



J. ROGERS. BAG FILLING AND TYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 20, 1907. @@97@Q9 Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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J. ROGERS.-

BAG FILLING AND TYING MAGHINB.

APPLICATION FILED Imm zo, 1907. I

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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' J. RUGERS.

BAG FILLING AND TYIN G MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 20, 1907.

Panama spt. 29, w08.

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HIIIIII J. ROGERS.

BAG FILLING AND TYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE zo, 1907.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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BAG FILLING AND WING Mmmm.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1907.

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J. ROGERS.

BAG FILLING AND TYING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION IILBD JUNE 20. 1907.

Patented SEp. 29, 1908.

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J. ROGERS.

BAG FILLING AND TYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATXON FILED JUNE 2o, 1907.

364m Paented Sept. 29, 1908. v 7 SHEETS-SHEET 7.

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TINTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

f joii noens', ,or oLnirniNn onidlssicxon oF ONE-HALF T o-GEoRGE D. ADAMS AND i.. versrfuf E. KAPPLER., BOTH or CLEVELAND, omo. i

7l ot the United-States, residing at Cleveland, in

-and tying a bag' with twine, with less labor,

"-tlfef'cduntyjoi Cuyahoga and State oli-Ohio, `have lnvented certain new and useful lm proven'ients in Bag Filling and Tying Ma-v chines; of

which vthe following isa specifica? t1on.' Y

' "This "invention vrelates tto .f mechanism .for filling, packing and.tyingbags, and' its obj ect -is to vprovide' mechanism for filling, packing,

more expeditiously and. more satisfactorily 'than has been known` heretofore.

Minorv objects `will appear from the description.

Speaking in general consists inimproved means for filling, packing, closing and tymgan ordinary open-ended bag, to produceasafe and satisfactoryv carrying' package particularly adapted for' granularnrpowdered materials. 'It also Vconsists in thenovel features, ar-

nying drawings in.ivhich rangements' and combinations hereinafter described I and claimed, -an embodiment thereof being' illustrated in the accomp a- Figure I isa front elevation' of the machine showing several parts broken away.

Fig.II is aside elevation of the machine with portions brokenaway, and showing the illlng tube partly in section. Fig. III is an elevation largely in section of the lower portion of the filling and packing arrangement. Fig. IV is a plan .view of the closing and tying apparatus. Fig.l Vis an end view of the segmental vgears and the pinions for operating the closing and tying `mechanism Fig. YI is a sectional elevation taken on line VI-V I 40d' of Fig. VII. Fig. -VII is a plan view'of the tier. Fig. VIII isanotli'er plan View o'f the tier showing some of its .parts in different positions from that shown in Fig. VII.. Fig.

IX is a detailed .side view, and -F ig. X is an end view of the hook-shaft of the tier. Fig. XI'is--a detailed 'side view of the eye-bar and thetension device of the tier. Fig. XII is a side-elevation,"partly in secton, showing a bag-neck with' twine being wrapped around it. Fig'. XIII is aside e'levation, partly section,' slio wing the effect of vthe' rotationfoi 4the hook 1 18 and 119, after the 'eye-bar z has 'throwna loop ot twine around. the ho'ok 119. Fig .f` is' ,rearelevatiom artly insection, Sh @wrapped a speeincation of Letters Patent.

Befitknown that I; JOHN Roennafa citizen terms, the inventionv 'Bae FILLING VAND' TYINeMAcHINn Patentedspaiao, 190s.

Application filed. June 20,4190'1. Serial No. '$79,868.

neck', and about Vto be out off. 'Fig XV-is anelevation of the gathered bag mouth showing.

the twine as tied thereon by this machine.

The reference letter a indicates the frame- A work of the niaohinej which it will not be .neeessaryto'describe' in detailg-since it may be varied t'ojsuit conditions of installation.

. Itis intended. to make the entie'apparatus self-contained in a single framework, but for vthe purposes of this applicationsom'ej parts of the machine are shown supported upon a. floor',- and-others, ,hung romtheoverheadr beams of a'building.

F 'illing 'tuba-Am operi-:ended cylindrical l tube bis rigidly s ecuredat-'itsfupper end to the frame a and depends vertically therefrom, its outer diameter eing slightly less than the diameter of the bags to be filled. A spout, or chute, Ic leads into the upper end ofthe tube. t, whereby the charges of material to be sacked are fed into the said tube 'one charge at a time, Any suitable apparatus'may be employed in connection Withthe spout c for weighing, or otherwise measuring out and separating the respective Ach arges, and feeding them as required into vthetube b,ffor l this' forms 'no part ofn'iy present invention'. 'A

compound valve' 1s provided'for closing the. i

lower end ofthe tube b, comprisinglan eren j inge to number of thin wings, or doorsall the tube, and the outer wings dI overlapping the ,alternately disposed. inner wings e. These wings are approximately triangular, save that their hinged sides are lcircular to it the tube b when they are closed, and they are bent to conform with the circular end of said tube while hanging open, as plainly shown in Figs'. I and II. -Each of the outer Wings has a lug 2 upon its-inner face, to which arod .3 is hinged and'carried upj inside, the tube b through a small' guidebearingA well' up..

saidv tube. These rods `3"`are provided with' smallarms 5 projecting i'nwardlyrom their uppertermin-ations, by, which the-.valve ar'- rangement of thetube b'.is'closedas will -be described-hereinafter. j

The Jill'iug and .pack/ing errangemen;-A. driving shaft f is rotatably .mounted in ,bear- .ings "6 :and 7 suitably supported overhead,' having-a `driving "pulley '8' secured .thereon anddriven `rom -a v source -of power. through a b e'lt inthe usual Way.

Ycured upon the sh'aft'is connected'through a.

loosely upon a shaft g', the'latter*beingiotat'abl'y mounted lin bearings 12`and 13 s upf ported-upon the 'frame a. The shaft g carries a toothed pinion 14 connected by a chain belt 15 with a sprocket wheel 16 upon a jack-A ber 19 is rotatably mounted' upon the jackshaft z, and has a sprocket pinion secured' upon its outer end. The engaging member shaft handfis slidable thereon,being operated by a forked lever j pivoted at 21 to'the frame-a. The clutch 'i is preferably a'conical friction clutch, but othersof the .ivell known 15 types of friction' clutches maybe ein loyed ifA desired. A fourth horizontal shaft is supp ported in bearings 22 'and 23 hung-from overead supports, vso that' saidshaft'is directly above the axis of. the filling tube '11, and it is 20 rotatable-bye s rocket wheel T24 thereon carrying a. chain elt 25 passed `around the standing out from its central hub with' a slight helical pitchfso that the meeting ends of said flange, Aor. flanges, overlap each other,

distance above the auger n, two collars are iixedly secured u on the shaft m,- between which is lrotatab y sup orted a spider, or-

crossbar, 29,; fromwluc tube 0,. -more longitudinal guides'upon its outer surface.` whichY :engage corresponding guides upon the in side of the tube b to prevent rotation ofgthetinner tube o, and the rotatable auger 'n is loosely fitted inthe lower end of said inner ,'tllbe, .Alfiexible strap -pis fastened to and adapted to wrap upon the shaft .c. The lOWer-end of, thestrap p is provided '-With a hanger 30 connectinglt to the crosssoqhead Z, From the'foregoing itwill be seen. that, '.,whenthe shaft 7s is rotated, the strap 7) will depends an inner -l0 -Wind upon'fit and raise the vertieal'shaft m,

.the auger/11,' and 'the inner tube o,=wl1iel i comprise the.packe1. And when the inner tube ois drawn up .within theouter tube, the upper edgeaof said'inner tube lifts the small arms 5 of the rods 3., thus raising the Wings d p which carry up'thc. inner Wings c and thereby close t-he'orifice of the, filling tube b; whereupon the .rotation of theshaft le is stopped automa-tical@v by' means which I will now prof-.eed to describe. d w

j. A bevel 'gear Wheel- ,31 upheld b5-,

` ais slidably splined upon the *verti'-fil shaft '/L, which shaft is rotatable in bearings". 17 and 18 upon the frame a. A clutch mem-' of the clutch, fi, is splined to rotate With theanauger n, comprising one. or more flanges.

leaving a passage-way between them.- Some P This tube is provided with one or.

shaft m, and meshes with a corresponding gear-wheel 32 secured .to the inner end of the shaft g. The loose pulley ll is provided with a clutch 33 by which. it may be clamped tothe shaft g' through the shifting of a slidable clutch member. g. 'A bellfcrank lever 1' 'is pivoted toa suitable support 34 on the frameV a, .thedepending arm of which is' .forked to engagethe clutch member g, and its horizontal arm is extended towards the shaft m. A vertical rod 35 is hinged to' t-he horizontal arm of the bellerank`r, andits :upper end slides in a suitable guide 36 secured tothe building or to the 'framework of Vthe machine. Annrm 37 is 'secured upon the rod 35, and a projecting 'tripper 38 is cari ried upon the crossheadl. Thus, the packer having reached its upper position,'the tripper 38 has raised the ann 37, thereby releasing the clutch y, and stopping the rotation of the auger 'nas well as the further upward travel fof the packing mechanism, and these parts remain idle whileotheroperations-are being performed. i l

'A small platform 39 is plaeeddirectly un# -der the filling tube b to slip ort the bag, and it may -be adjustable for lie-ight, Aor be arranged to raise and lower; but itwill usually -be found more convenient to employ a simple structure, as shown, set low enough for the .bag to clear the tube b when supported upon the platform, since the bag is lirstslipped .overthe tube b, and is pushed doivn almost tothe platform'by the filling tube o. y

. The closing 'mechanismfA hinge shaft 40 is .supported in. suitable bearings upon-one side of the platform 39', and support-sia'swinging frame s comprising the upright-arms'lll and .42 fixed to-said shaft and supporting the respective ends of a rotatable screw-threaded 105 shaft 43. The screw 4.3 has a right handed thread at one end and a lefthanded thread at the' other, 'said thx' ads meeting at its iniddlepoint, as shown 1n Fig. IY, and a spur toothed driving pinion 44 is secured to. one 110 end of. it. A pair of fingers 45 and 46 are screw threaded vand .fitted to ride res ectivcly upon the righ-t and the left hande threads of the screw 43, said fingers projecting inbo'ard, and. being normally .held apart by'ra 115 spring. 47.. 1 A second hinge shaft 48 is s up ported in l'iearings upon the Asideof the platF form -39 opposite to the shaft 40, and is parallel with. the latter.- This shaft supports a swinging frainet comprising upright arms`12o 49and 450 secured to the shaft at their lower by'the horizontal` bars-51 and 52.-

A shaft 'tt tofoperate theclosing and tying means-:isl rotatably supported in bearingsjlg 53V and 54, bein driven by asprocket Wheel .5.5 thereonthrougll achain belt pass'ing over a sprocket. wheel-.57 securedupon the driviuends, and .tied together at theirup'per ends ,lng shaft f.,- Afstep-gear. comprising three packe' segmentalspur`to-othed-gear .wheels 58,-59 'and 13.3

with the shaft in the well known way. -v The clutch member v is operated by a foot-ever 62, which maybe a bell-crank pivoted at' 63 having its upright arm64 forked to engage a circumferential groove inthe clutch member, as shown, and it should have a spring 65 to disengage the clutch when the lever is re-' vleased bythe foot of the operator. lThus, whenthe frames s and tare swung together,

-as in Fig. lf, the mouth of the bag is flattened between the screw 43 and-the bars 51 and 52, and the'ends of the gathering fingers 45 and 46 project'between said bars which serve as guides therefor] The operator may now4 throw the clutch fv into engagement' with the segmental gears, which operates to slide the fingers 45 and46 towardeach other to gather up, the bag. mouth and compress it into. a small space between them, and between the bars` 51 and .52 and the screw 43 whereupon the gathered bag mouth is caught by the `tying mechanism before said 'fingers are released.4 Stops 66 and 67 areprovided to support the respective swinging frames s and t'in ytheir idle -positions which latter. var shown -by dotted lines in Fig. I'.

A The tying mechanism:-'A plate 68 is secured upon the swingingframe t, its outer side being supported by struts 69, and guides 70 are secured upon it between which the tier weis freeto reciprocate. `A shaft 71 is rotatably mounted in bearings 7 2 depending fromfthe plate 68, and carries a spur toothed pinion 73 adapted to mesh with the segmental, gear 60. Another toothed pinion 74 is secured on the shaft 71.which meshes with a toothed rack 7 5 fixed t-o the bottom of the reciprocating tier w. The rack 75 projects through `au opening in the plate 68, which arrangement may also serve to limit the travel of the tier w. The tier w is built upon a' box-like` structure comprising a. lower plate 76, having upturned side flanges, and an upperparallel plate 77 secured' upon said flanges. Referring to Figs. VI, VH, and VIH, it will be seen that the tier plates are, reetangul'arto fit between the guides 70., but have a narrowing forwardf extension which 'is recessed in itsv middle portion at 78.

rotary shuttle is mounted at the inner end Y of said recess, and comprises a spur gear ring having 'its toothed periphery `between the tier plates, its upper face fiush with the top of the plate 77, an approximately V-shaped .y gap 79 leading from its interior to a possible registration with the passage' 78, and a' fixed lugv 80 upon its upper face in the'posltion shown. A clamping dog 81 is pivoted at 82 upon the shuttle a, one end of which is up turned and adapted to be held normally against the lug 8 0 by a spring 83, and its other end is inclined outwardly and faced to` correspond with the curvature of the shuttle;

An upright driving shaft 84 is rotatably mounted in the plates 76 and 77, and has secured upon ,it-a gear wheel 85 between said plates, a toothed pinion 86 just above the upper plate, and a` bevel gear wheel S7'upon its upper end. A horizontal shaft 8S, Fig. IV, is rotatably mounted in a bracket 89 'se-v cured to the' tier w, and carries upon its inboard end a bevel gear 90 in mesh with thev gear 87, and upon its outboard end a spur mediate spur wheels 92 and 93 are rotatably f I mounted between the plates of t-he tier. each being in mesh with both the lwheel S5 and the shuttle so that the latter is driven by one or the other, or by both of said intermediate wheels according to its position.

A thin lever arm 94 is pivoted atv its middle point to the tier plate 77, and its outer and broader end extends underneath the wheel y so asto be engaged in succession by two sets' of pins 95 and 96 carried upon the under side. of said wheel. A tripper arm 97 is pivoted at 98 to the tier plate and provided with a projection on its side toward theshuttle. A connecting bar 99 has its ends hinged respectively to the free ends of the arms 94 and 97, and has a projecting pin 106 to engage the tail of the lever arm 101, which latter is pivoted tothe tier plate and lhas a broadened eXtension curving beyond its pivot and' adapted to engage the dog 811 A light spring 102 in tension between a Ypin on thetier plate and the broad end of the arm 101 serves to keep the latter, vand also the arm 97, normallyout of the line of travel of the clamping dog 81, as plainly shown in 106 is a light spring bearing upon the rearward part of the eye-bar e, and otherlight Its forward end oversprings'may be employed ify found desirable Y to assist theeye-bar to traverse the guide' 105. A crcular groove 107 is formed in the upper face of the cam wheel y, and a substantially triangular cam 108 isset therein, as shown. lever 109 is loosely mounted on the vertical shaft 84, its rearward arm being` bent laterally and provided with a depending'pin 110.adapted to slide in the groove 107, and its forward arm being straight and hinged to the end of a connecting link 111, the other'end'of the latter being hinged to a short arm 112 which is secured to the rota-. table bearing 103l of the eye-bar. A light spring 113, is in tension between'l the forward end of the lever 109 and -a suitablefrigid connecting point at the left of said lever. Thus the eye-bar z'is swung laterally by the cam 108', while at the same time the ends Aof said eye-bar move in a substantially elliptical path'. During the greater portion of the revolution of the cam-wheel 'y the eye-bar z is held'4 stationary in the position shown in Figs. VI. and V II, save-for a few slight vibrationscaused by the pin 110 traversing recessesl 14`made in the outer side ofthe groove 107, the purpose of 'which is to assist'the running'of the twine.'

A steel wire, ,or light shaft 115 isro-tatablymounted'in bearings-116 and 117 upon'the Y tier plate, being disposed substantially at right angles to the normal vposition of the eye-bar e. The inner end of said Wire is bentl in'to a lateralloop 118, and has a hook 119 formed by -a sharp outward bend of its enfl treme end, as plainly shown in Figs. IX and AX. The outer end ofthe hook-shaft .is provided .with a small toothed pinion 120.; in mesh' with rack teeth upon the underside' of a bar 1 21 slidably rnountedin bearings l122- and 123 upon the tier plate. A- spring 124 is disposed in tension to keep the rackbar normally-in its forward position, as shown, but Ia cam 125 upon. the wheel y is adapted to engage a pin 126 upon the rack bartop'ush the latter backward oncev in eachrevolution of said wheel, whichreciprocation of the rack bar accom lishes an approximaterevolution of the hoo r-sh'aft' 115. A' cutter 1.27 having a knife edgeis Yprovided. to cut oil the twine.' Herein I have` shown the 4cutteriiiredfu ontthe end of a bracket 128 secured to t e tier. plate, but this part of my'apparatus I propose to imf prove and make itthe 'subjectof anothelI application. f A

A tension device-is employed con-ipris'ingal stud 129 ,attached preferablyito the eye-bar e at its bearing, an aperture 'through said studlower washer 13 1 upheld by afslioulder on the stud, an'iupper'loose washer 1312, an-adjust-` able nut 133 screw threaded upon theup'per'l end of thestud, and a spring'134- on the lstud y incompression between' the nut and the upf. per'washerf 4 is applied tol the shaft l f whichrotateslthe j;

",96-onthe wheel 1y; jandaupon the dog be-l loose pulley 1'1 ,and valso the shaft-u withlthe slidable clu tch1 member v. The packing' gagement with its loosemember 19, causing 'mechanism' is held at the upper*` point .Jct its travel by the'clutch l,.so that the inner tube o is within the filling tube band tne wings d and e are closed. The swingingarms s and t are in their outer position.

A bag to be filled is slipped yover the'lower end of the'filh'n tube I), and av charge of p ow- .,de'red or granu ar material .suiiicient' to fill the bag is fedinto thesaid tube so that substantially all of it venters the tube o, and is upheld bythe auger n. The operator then vgrasps the lever j and releases the clutch i,

descends by 'gravity,- the win s d' and e open downward, and the Iinner t be centers the bag carrying the latter vdown nearly lto vthe platform 39, te whichritsettles while .its up-v per end is guided'by the vertically;V hanging wings 'd and e. The tripper38 in its. descent strikes the bellcrankl r, thus slidingthe clutch member Q to engage the shaft gwith the pulley 11, and' operating to rotate the auger' n; which auger bores vinto lthe materialabove it, transfers said material to' its underside, and packs itdown into the bag. The clutch t should then be thrownfback" into enthe packer torise slowly Vout of. the bag while the rotating auger feeds the material therein and presses it down. These `n iov'ernents continueuntil the trip'er 38'engagesthe arm 37 and releases the c utchi'ember vq,'xi'vhereupon the packer is withdrawnfintojtheftube-b, the .winged valve on. thejbottom of said "tube is closed, the filling andpacking mechanism is rest awaiting a new. change, and theiilled bag 'stands clear upon :the latform 39, The operator then swings intt erames s andt, and'pre'sses the foot-lever@ to start the closing and tyingInecli'anism.'A .The gathering lingers 45 and 4 6 operatefirst, gathering up and Vclosing the 'mouth of the bag, but, before saidiingers yare, released',:theA tier w has been brought forward,the recess 78 and lgap 79 thereinl forming a passage for the gathered bag mouth which, as' 'the tier'comes to rest., is

lheld'within the' central bore of the shuttle x,

-As soonfasthe lgathered bag mou-th is fairly.

.--Withinthe shuttle as, the latter begins tore- 1 volve inthedirection shown by the arrow in Fig. `VII; whichy view also' showsl the twine or' coi-d lfortyingthe bag leading lin from a :reel or spool,'. not shown, which'ma i belocatedjin any convenient position a ongsi'de the'machineor upon the tier. AThe twine is Vfirst threaded, through the` tension device at '1'29`,and .then downwardly through the eye 104-in the forward end-of the eyebar The depending endy ef' the cordgdrags between the lug 80 and the "clamping, d'og'81,which latter lheld open atthe properftirne by the lever 101 being shifted bythe bar 99,- lever 94', and

v7clamps thegeri of thecerdz-therebetween@ I whereupon the shaft fmy and its attachments thereabou'taccording to the.relatire gearing of the machine, theiif'raps, or strands of the'.

' cord lying'in the loop 118 of the hook-shaft 'have sprung clear of its looped end 11S, -aboutthe. same time the pin on the wheel 1.15. Although the gearing of the tie-r as shown herein would make three wraps, l."

consider. that for ordinary packages 'two wraps, as shown in Fig. XH, is su flicient; but

it is-obvious that this is a matter of relative tnn'ing ofthe movements of the respective' parts of the machine.

While the wraps are being made, the eyebar z remains in the position shown in Fig. VH, save for the several slight vibrations for assisting the passage of the cord caused by the recesses 114. has been drawn against the looped wire 118, the cani -10.8 .operates the eye-bai' causing it to describe its elli )tical movement', as indi cated in Fig. VH the twine over-'the ho-l .\119, the shaft- 115 of which then revolwjes, sotliat said loop of which throws a. loop of twine is carried up by the said hook inside the wraps, and out overv theni away from the bag, and, as it is carried over, the knife.127

'interce ts the'. loop and severs the twine;

aft-,er w iich the shaft is released and returns to its original position, but in its return rotationthe strands of twine upo'h the bag At 'y operates through the lever 9e, the br 99, an( the trip-lever 97 to throw the lutter inward against the clamping dog 815 thus re.- leasing the advancing end of the. twine from said clamp, whereupon the bag is tied' as shown in ig. XH, and the shuttle advances to and stops in' the position shown in Fig. VIH. lItwill be noticed that just before the advancing end of the twine is released by the Al filling tu e and project,througlL-thedower l orifice thereof, a packing.- auger seciired to l the lower end of saidshaft within saldi-nner tube, and a valve for closin the lower orifice 110 clamp S1, and while the hook 119` is iin operation, the eye-bar z is returning i'apic ly to its original position; vwhich movements ni connection with the tension device at 129 oper-' ate to pull the cord taut and tighten theknot before the cord is released andcut off. l`he. foot-lever 62 is now released, and the swinging frames s and t are then thrown back t.o

the position shown by .dotted lines in Fig. l,

which causes the tici to recede by gravity fo its outer posit-ion, whereupon the bag may be removed.

As shown in Fig.'Xll, this apparatus ties 'what is known as a millers knot. or what is sometimes termed a half hitch. This knot is comparatively easily undone by dexterous human fingers, but until thus manipulated it holds fast, because the middle wrap, or wraps, is .pulled tightly across the knot, which prevents the loose ends vof the twine slipping backwarilbeneath the strands of the close drawn -enwi'apment- 'overla )ping wings hinged to the loixy But-,falter the last wrap.

the lower end of said. sha.v said auger and. looselyisupportedgupon sai( means for raisinv tube operated by a shaft p crosshead slidable in Yertica lower end of said tube, aiilinegui conneeted'ro with .said outer wings foif-,foldiiig over the orifice of said.tiibefsiibstantiallyas set forth.A -r l *i 2; In a'baggbfilling man t ie, the coiribjiiiafi tion of a fixed upright filling tub e, atiibiilar 75l packer casing adapted-to reeipigocat .swift-0f said fil ing-tube, and n'iearrs'operated bysaid packer whereby said win-gagne folrleclove r theorifice of said filliiig =tnbe,.w l ien lafLii'lSO packer'is drawnwithin saidffillini stant-ially as set forth. ;li.,

3.` Inra bafrfilling inachijne,. th tiOrl of a fixe upright filling, tubeq a, packer casingadap'ted to reciproeatethe a rotatable auger. in -thelo'vsier paigt-of said i..cker,` overlappingwings.:hinged to the 4lower end of said filhngtubgfand means whereby said packer upon-.beingdrawninto position, of a rotatable sliattotfziallyinounted 95' to reciprocate ,within said tllbffilrlklidpted to reci )rocate with said; shaft iigitiii said filling tu e and through thelower 4orifice thereof, and a packingv anger secured to' the lower end of said sh aftwfithiiisaigiiinner tube 10 0 substantially as set forth'. .i.

5. In a han' filling niaehiner-the coinb'ination with a filling tube securedginn upright position, of a rotatable shaft axially supported to reciprocate within said tubefaltnbe alapt- 105 ed to reci roc-atewi th. said shaftwitliinlsaid of said filling tube operate @byA reciprocating elements, substantiallyasset Qrt i.

6. ln a bag filling-machineflthe eprnbination with a frame, and a; fillingtubeidepending vertically tlierefrom,.; ".of .was eros slidable in vertical guidesfabQy-'esa L be, a rotatable shaftv de ending-tfroin .said cross head axially ofsai( ltube,fgpaeliingfauver on tithe-ine een shaft, means for rot-ating v said shaft, and

g and releasing said-',-erosshead, substantially asisetvfi-)itl-i-l'j. .21 l

. 7 In a bag-filling-inacl-iine, theeonibination with a franie, a filling ;qti i,be depending therefrom, and packing-Aliocha "n. in said ith a esrpbove s head 115 for operating said c forth.

' .'11, In a machine of the class described, 'I the combination of means for ii'attening 'to-4 acarrea said tube, of cushiomspiings beneath .said

means, substantially as set forth.

8. In a bag filling inachine,"the combination with a frame, a filling tube depending4 therefrom, packing mechanism -in said tube' operated by an axial shaft,'and means for supporting, -guidin and rotating'said shaft,-

of means controller by the operator for. raising and y-releasing said shaft, substantially as set forth. @I

9. In a bag filling -inachine, the'combination with a frame, a filling tube depending therefrom, packing mechanism in said tube operated by an aiiial shaftha'nd -means for supporting and guiding said'shaft, of means controlled by the opeiator for raising and releasing said shaft, and'nieansfor .rotating said shaft adapted to be thrown into-opera tion'by the dropping .of said packing mechanisin and thrown out of operation' when said packing mechanism is raised to its hignest position, substantially as set forthA 10. In abag iillingmachine, the combination with a frame, a'filling tube depending therefrom, and packing nieansin said tube operated by a vertical'shaft, of mechanism 'for raising and rotating'said shaft adapted to be thrown into operation by theidropping of said packing means-and thrown out of operationl when .said packing mechanism is raised to its highest osition, a clutch` interposed in said shaftraisinv mechanism',v and a lever u tcli, substantially as 'set gether the walls of the open end portion of a bag,v means (for gathering said flattened bag l end'into a neck, means yforwiai'zping a fiexi.

ble cord about said neck, an means for' tyi g a knot in said cord, substantially as set fort. f.

12. In a machine of the cla'ss described,

i the combination of a pair of frames adapted to approach a bag'froin o posite sides thereof 1 so as to interce t and atten the open end portion of said ag, apair of ngers mounted upon one of saidframes, means for closing said fingeis upon the'flattened end ,portion of said bag to gather the same intoa central neck, andmeclianism'mounted' upon the other one of saidfra'mesadaptedto wrap a fiexible cord aboutsaid neck andtie the ends pf szid coi-d intofa knot, substantially as set ort . .13. The combination oifa rotary shuttle.

adapt-ed to receive. the neck ofa bag and wrap a flegrible cord'thereabout, andy means' operating in connection with said shuttle for tying said coi'd into a knot, 'substantiallyV as set forth. i jg: y.

14'. The combination of a rotary shuttle severing saidfcor'd, Isubstantially as set forth.

15. The co''mbinationof a circular shuttle ring having 'a gap leadinginto its central aperture to receive the neck of a bag, means for-rotatingsaid shuttle ring', means upon said shuttlefjring for catching and holding a.

cord', Vand means operating in Aconnection with saidv rotating means for releasing said cord from said cord holding means, substantially as setforth.

16; The combination of a circular shuttle ring having ia gap leading into its central aperture" t9 receive the neck of a bag, means for rotating said shuttle ring, a spring closed clamp upon said shuttle ring, means for in? troducing the endof a cord into saidclamp, a d means for releasing said cord from said ciiimp, substantially as set forth. 17. The combination of .a circular shuttle ring having a gap leading-into its central aperture to receive the neczk of a bag, means for rotating-said shuttle ringga spring closed clamp upon said shuttle ring, means for in- 18. The combination of a rotatable shuttle ring having a gap'leading into its central bore, a 'clamp' upon said shuttle ring for catching andholding a cord, a shaft having a 'lateral loop terminating in a hook overhangving the bore of said shuttle ring,-and inter- ..-dependent means for operating `said shuttle ring, said clamp and said; hook-shaft,l sub-- s'tantially as set forth.

19. Tlie'combination ofa rotatable shuttle ring having a gapv leading into its central bore, a clam u on. vsaid shuttle `ring for catching and ihol ing a cord, an oscillative eye-'bar for guiding said cord, a shaft having a'lateral 10o terminating in. a hookgoverhanging the z ore of said shuttle ring, and interdependent means for o erating said shuttle fling, said clamp, said? eye-bar and said hook-sgiiaft, substantially as set forth.

20. The combination of a rotatable shuttle rin'having a gaple'ading into its central bore,-

'a cam upon said shuttle ring for vcatching and ho dinge cord, an oseillative eye-bar for guiding said cord, a shaft having a lateral 4loop terminating in a hookovcrhangiiig.the

bore-of said shuttle ring, means for severing Y the said cord, and interdependent means for operating saidshuttle ring,` 'said clam-p, said. eye-bar id said hook-shaft, substantially as setforth."

. *21. The coi'i'ibinationof rotatable shuttle Y adapted to receive the neck o'f `a bag, a driv` ing shaft, a gear Wheel upon said shaft, .apair of intermediate gear Wheelsadapted to` engage both said driving Wheel and said shuttle, and means operated by said driving shaft forcatching'a cord, Wrapping it about said -adriving shaft, and operative gearing between said shaft and said shuttle, of a clamp on said shuttle, an oscillatory eye-bar overhanging said4 shuttle, a-A rotat'able hook-shaft overhanging the central aperture of said shuttle, a cam-Wheel rotatable by said driv.

ing shaft, and means whereby said cani- Wheel' operates said clamp, said eye-bar andA said hook-shaft, substantially. as set forth. 23. The combination With va rotatable shuttle adapted to receive the neck of a bag, a driving shaft and operative gearing between said 4shaft and said shuttle,of a spring closed clamp onsaid shuttle, a cam-Wheel rotatable by said driving shaft havingprojecting pins, trip-levers pivoted adjacent to said shuttle adapted to engage said iclamp,` a

.. lever fulcruniedadjacent to saidcam-Wheel so as to be swung by said projecting pins, an

operative connection between the last named lever and said trip-levers, and a spring for' keepin said trip-levers normally out of conclamp, Substantially as set forth. f

24. Tlj'e combination with a shuttle alapted to receive the neckof a bag,

a drivingshaft, and operative gearing between said 'shaft and said shuttle, ofa bar overhanging said shuttle having an eye in its shuttle end, auniversal pivot for said eyevbar, a guide cam engaging theftail f said eye-bar, and operative connections with said drivingshaft for holding and oscillating said eye-bar, substantially as set forth.

25.'The combination with a rotatable I shuttle adapted to receive the vneckof a bag,

a drivingshaft, and operative gearing bes tween said shaft and said shuttle, of a bar'- overhanging saidshuttle having an eye in its end, a universal pivot 'for said Aeyebar, a

guide cam engaging the tail of said eye-bar, a cam-Wheel driven bysaid shaft 'having aside cam'aiid a' circular groove therein, a

lever provided with' a projection fitting said eamandgroove, and operative connectionsY between said' lever and said, eye-bar, subf stantiallyas set forth,

26. The combination with a rotatable shuttle adapted to receive the neck of a bag, a driving shaft, and operative gearing between said shaft and said shuttle, of a' bar overhanging said shuttle having an' eye in its end, a universal pivot for said eye-bar, a guide cani engaging the tail of said eye-bar, a rain-Wheel driven by said shaft having a side :fain and a circular groove therein, a leverl provided with a projection fitting said cam and groove, an arm on the pivotal bearing'ofrotatable said eye-bar, and a link connecting said arm Withsaid lever, substantialbv as set foi'tli.

27. The combination with aj rotatable shuttle adapted to receive the neekof a bag, a driving shaft, and operative gearing between said .shaft and said shuttle, of aliar overhanging said shuttle having an eye iii-its end, a universal pivot for said eye-barfii 'guide' cam lengaging the tail of said eye-bar,

operative connectionsl with said driving shaft for holding and oscillating said eyebar,'and a tension device upon oradjacent to said eyebar, substantially .as set forth.

28.` The combination with a cord-catching shuttle adapted to receive and' rotate about the neck of a bag, and means for rotating the saine, of. a rotatableshaft having a lateral loop provided With a hooked end overhanging said shuttle, aiid means connected with the operating means of said shuttle for holding said hook-shaft in position-and rotating it. at certain relative 'interi/ala substantially as set forth.

29. The combination with a cord-catching shuttle adapted to receive and rotate about the neck of a bag, and means for rotating the sameof a rotatable shaft having a lateral loop provided with a hooked end overhanging said shuttle, a toothed pinion on said hook-shaft, a slidable bar having rack teeth in niesh with said pinion, and means connected with the driving means of said shut tle for reciprocating said rack-bar at certain relative intervals, substantially as set forth.

30. The combination with a cord-catching shuttle adapted to receive and rotate about the neck of a bag, and means for rotating the saine, of a rotatable shaft having a lateral `loo'p provided With a hooked end Yoverhanging said shuttle, a toothed pinion-on said hook-shaft, Aa slidable bar having rack teeth in mesh with said pinion, a spring to hold and return' said rack-bar, and a cam operated by the driving means of said shuttle adapted to engage and slide said rack-bar at certain rela- ;tive intervals, substantially as set forth. 1 311. ln aba-g tying. mechanism, the coinbination With a slidable frame having a recess therein,and means for sliding said frame at certain requisite intervals, of driving shaft mounted upon s'aidframe, vmeans for rotating saidsl'iaft at the forward' osition of said frame, a cord-catching shutt e rotatable by said shaft and adapted to receive the neck of a bag through -said recess, and means for guiding and tyinga cord mounted upon said frame and operated by said driving shaft. substantially as set forth, A

1 32. In a bag tying mechanism, the combination with a Jcord-catching shuttle adapted to receive and rotate about'the neck of a bag,

andnieans for rotating the same, of a bar i vie a emn-whee1-oerated in unison with said shuttle, a circua-r groove in said cam-wheel having an of-set and recesses the1ein,a lever provided with' a projection ttng said ,Vgroovag and operative connections between seid lever and said eye-bm', substantially es set foith. y

In testnnony whereof I zLHx my slgnaturc 1 in the presence. of two subsoribing witnesses at Cleveland, Ohio, this 17th day of June, lO l 1907,

JOHN ROGERS;

\"\'itnesses 1 Emmi STONE,

l A. J. MCKENNA 

